Crossroads

Chapter 351

“Dominick, what the hell gives you the right to

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-un like this?” me up

The room was roughly 300 square feet, without windows or a balcony, a completely sealed box. The center of the room was divided by a thick glass wall. Inside the high–density, bulletproof glass wall, Courney was like a caged animal, furiously pounding on the glass, shouting and cursing.

“Ms. Peterson, you’d better calm down and cooperate with us.

The guard’s voice, low and menacing, came from behind the alloy electronic door to the right of the glass wall.

“Go fuck yourself! Get me out of here, now!”

Courtney was frantic, kicking the glass with a deafening boom.

The whole space felt suffocating, making it impossible to think straight. The walls glowed an ominous red, adding to the sense of agitation and uncase. Courtney’s clothes were tom, her hair a mess, her eyes blazing with hatred.

She screamed with all her might, pounding her fists in frustration. “Dominick, what the hell are you trying to pull! You better watch your step, goddammit, or Ill kill your precious Stephaniel

“Let me out of here! What gives you the right to lock me up! Fuck, let me gor

“What reason do you think I have to detain you?” Dominick, sitting directly across from her, finally spoke, his face contorted in anger.

Courtney glared back, eyes blazing with rage. “You fucking monster! You’ll get what’s coming to you, you hear me? Dominick, don’t think you’re Invincible. Someone will take you down eventually

Her relentless rant didn’t faze him. He was simply growing tired of her.

“Gary is awake,” Dominick suddenly said

demeanor instantly shifted to

Courtney’s

to give in, adjusting her emotions as she asked him with

face, her laughter dripping with sarcasm. “What could the heir of the Wellington family possibly not know? You brought me here to interrogate me, and it turns out there are things you don’t know… It’s amazing that there are things in this world

menacing as he listened to

what happened to Stephanie, was it you?” he

stopped as she looked at him.

proud tilt of her chin. “So, it’s about Stephanie

narrowing her eyes, scrutinizing every subtle change in his facial expression Courtney knew that every time she mentioned the name “Stephanie“, it seemed to have a magical effect,

her? Courtney regained her usual calm composure and asked him, running her fingers through her long hair as she prepared

you have anything to do with what happened to

didn’t want to answer his question. Suddenly, she noticed a hint of panic hidden in the depths of his eyes, which

someone as cold and ruthless as Dominick was starting

tore your family apart. Your dad almost divorced your mom, Mary, over that hussy

the golden boy, was perfect, too perfect. The problem was that he was

see just how deep his secrets ran, a mocking

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Chapter 351

Dominick, only five years old at the time, chained like a dog and dragged around. But a five–year–old

His lips slightly parted as if words of fury were about to spill out.

he gritted his

speak of the abducting case in Wellington Villa.

but the strides of a five–year–old could only carry him so far. The sounds of pursuit

escaped from the abductors. When the Wellingtons found him, his clothes were tattered, his body

mentioning it, thinking it was a shameful secret. His grandfather had sensed something off about the abducting and

know that the mastermind behind his abduction was none

it, and time buried it deep. His father eventually reconciled with his mother, who remained

was when he began to despise women